RE: onereality - a little creativity PLEASE >You do not have to wait until your car hit a brick wall before you apply the brakes. You do it when it is reasonable to believe that you will, if you do not.<
A joke is funny only once.
A horse can be worked to death only once.
A soldier can sacrifice his life only once.
Likewise, an analogy, ever a poor one, once dead, should not be forced to render further service.